Applique on regular tailgate

[Alan C]

What's the best vendor option to add the applique? Mine has the step tailgaite but no applique and I'd like to add it.

 

[brettmess24]

Honestly best bet is to trade tailgates or buy a factory appliqué and remove all the tabs and use an adhesive.


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[Raptor911]

what color is your truck? The applique and non applique are very different tailgates. You can't just take the actual applique and attach it to a non applique tailgate. If you want it to look like oem, then you have to buy a applique tailagte and here's one on sale >> https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/2018-leadfoot-appliqué-tailgate-_-complete.64574/

What's the best vendor option to add the applique? Mine has the step tailgaite but no applique and I'd like to add it.

 

[BigCSS78]

If you have a ‘17 you can add the appliqué, if it’s an ‘18 or newer the tailgates are different and the non-appliqué tailgate has the F-150 stamped in the bottom. The appliqué tailgate doesn’t and is the same as the ‘17.

 

[Alan C]

mine is an avalanche 2017 scab.

 

[Alan C]

So should I just buy the Ford part and sticky tape it to my 2017 or is there an aftermarket one that looks good and is cheaper?

 

[NASSTY]

So should I just buy the Ford part and sticky tape it to my 2017 or is there an aftermarket one that looks good and is cheaper?

There's a bunch of aftermarket ones on Ebay that don't have clips, just 2 sided tape. Not sure about the quality, but they are way cheaper than OEM.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...r+tailgate.TRS0&_nkw=raptor+tailgate&_sacat=0

 

[Edbert]

Maybe I should start a new thread but...

What is under the applique? I see talk about "tabs", are there any good diagrams?

I am not a fan of the look, particularly on the light colored bodies. I ordered mine with the applique deleted and they messed up the order, but I'm happy to not have the *****-stamp too. Was thinking I could just peel it off and sell it, but after reading this it sounds like a "no-no".

 

[Alan C]

Maybe I should start a new thread but...

What is under the applique? I see talk about "tabs", are there any good diagrams?

I am not a fan of the look, particularly on the light colored bodies. I ordered mine with the applique deleted and they messed up the order, but I'm happy to not have the *****-stamp too. Was thinking I could just peel it off and sell it, but after reading this it sounds like a "no-no".

I think you would want to swap tailgates with someone who doesn't have it.

 

[brettmess24]

Maybe I should start a new thread but...

What is under the applique? I see talk about "tabs", are there any good diagrams?

I am not a fan of the look, particularly on the light colored bodies. I ordered mine with the applique deleted and they messed up the order, but I'm happy to not have the *****-stamp too. Was thinking I could just peel it off and sell it, but after reading this it sounds like a "no-no".

There are a bunch of holes in your tailgate that the appliqué snaps into via clips or tabs whatever you want to call them. Someone that has a non appliqué tailgate can simply cut the tabs/clips off and attach to tailgate with adhesive but if you remove a factory appliqué you will have Swiss cheese mod


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